Texas earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake western Texas

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck in western Texas on Mon, Apr 12, 2021, 12:55 PM CDT (17:55 UTC), 7 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 56 km S of Whites City, New Mexico. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-04-12 17:55:10 UTC
Depth
7.5 km (4.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.671° N, 104.386° W
Region
Texas
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.2 km horizontally, 1.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
58°
Stations used
22

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 200 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1993 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
  2. 2.056 km S of Whites City, NM · 1993 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 2.353 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1993 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1993 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 1.543 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1993 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  6. 1.760 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1993 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  7. 1.558 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1993 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  8. 2.155 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1993 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  9. 1.816 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1993 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  10. 1.952 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1993 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  11. 2.053 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1992 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  12. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1992 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  13. 1.647 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1992 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  14. 1.857 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1992 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  15. 2.456 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1992 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  16. 1.715 km NE of Balmorhea, Texas · 1992 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 1.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1992 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  18. 1.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1992 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  19. 1.643 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1992 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  20. 1.659 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1992 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  21. 1.854 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1992 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  22. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1992 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  23. 3.052 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1992 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  24. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1992 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  25. 1.754 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1992 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  26. 1.745 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1991 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  27. 2.27 km NW of Barstow, Texas · 1991 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  28. 2.752 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1991 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  29. 1.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1991 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  30. 2.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1991 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  31. 2.054 km WNW of Toyah, Texas · 1991 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  32. 2.055 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1991 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  33. 1.643 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1990 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  34. 2.022 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1990 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  35. 1.715 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1990 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  36. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1990 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  37. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1990 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  38. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1990 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  39. 1.660 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1990 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  40. 1.629 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1990 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  41. 2.055 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1990 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  42. 2.4western Texas · 1990 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  43. 1.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1989 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  44. 2.650 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1989 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 1
  45. 2.052 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1989 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  46. 1.658 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1989 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  47. 1.959 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1989 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  48. 1.860 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1989 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  49. 1.912 km ESE of Lindsay, Texas · 1989 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  50. 3.057 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1989 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  51. 1.858 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1989 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  52. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1988 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  53. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1988 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  54. 2.258 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1988 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  55. 1.740 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1988 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  56. 1.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1988 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  57. 1.645 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1988 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  58. 1.651 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1988 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  59. 1.558 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1988 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  60. 3.157 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1988 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1993 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 2.557 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1993 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  3. 2.154 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1993 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 2.356 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1993 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 1.853 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1993 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  6. 3.153 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1993 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  7. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1994 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1994 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  9. 2.058 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1994 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  10. 1.7western Texas · 1994 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1994 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 1.821 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1994 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 2.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1994 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 2.414 km NE of Balmorhea, Texas · 1995 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  15. 2.460 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1995 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  16. 2.453 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1995 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  17. 1.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1995 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  18. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1996 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  19. 1.644 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1996 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  20. 1.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1996 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2021hdxh. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 3:03 PM UTC.